You’re Wearing Your Ear Plugs Wrong
This is how to properly use foam ear plugs or hearing protection.
1. Roll the ear plug
2. Hold you ear open while you insert the ear plug
3. wait…
Month: May 2024
What is a Hearing Fit Test?
Fit testing is where we take measurements without hearing protection and then take measurements again with hearing protection to measure how much atte…
Last Chance: “Eat Healthy, Be Active Community Workshops” Content is Leaving Health.gov
On June 28, ODPHP will be removing the Eat Healthy, Be Active Community Workshops page from health.gov since this content is no longer up to date. The…
Injury Prevention is Everyone’s Business – Focus on Fall Prevention
Each year, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) observes National Trauma Awareness Month in May. This year’s theme, Injury Prevention is…
Aspiring Leaders Inspire at HHS Children and Youth Resilience Summit
At HHS, we know that some of the most effective solutions to the challenges within a community emerge from the community. I am proud to have been part…
Webinar: What Does Your Health Story Say About You?
In March 2024, we invited organizations, leaders, and clinicians in The Alamo City to learn about the social determinants of health (SDOH) in San Anto…
Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance
A pair of new shoebox-size NASA satellites will help unravel an atmospheric mystery that’s bedeviled scientists for years: how the behavior of clouds and water…
Pennsylvania Broadband BEAD Challenge Rebuttal Phase In Process
Important Reminder: The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) BEAD Rebuttal Window is currently open, and it closes on June 22nd, 2024 a…
Coming Together to Address Loneliness and Isolation
Health and Well-Being Matter is the monthly blog of the Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. People need people. We conn…
CDC Office of Rural Health Call for Papers
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) welcomes submissions for its upcoming collection, Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent R…